A fifth arrest was made Wednesday evening in November’s double slaying of a couple in Adelanto, authorities said.

Sheriff’s detectives arrested Sandra “Peaches” Smith in Victorville. She is accused of plotting with four men already behind bars to rob her half-sister’s boyfriend, which went awry Nov. 23 when both her half-sister and the boyfriend were fatally shot.

On that day, someone called 9-1-1 to report a shooting near Chamberlain and Highway 395, by the time deputies arrived someone had driven the two victims to a nearby sheriff’s station. Those killed were Ealy Davis Jr., 28, of Long Beach and Shameka Reliford, 26, of Adelanto.

Investigators have not released the circumstances surrounding the slayings.

Smith was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery and murder. She is being held at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.

Previously arrested are Joseph Bowen, 15; William Anthony Jacobs, 22; Forrest Eugene Taylor, 22; and James Dawntary Ellis, 21, all of Adelanto. They have been charged with two counts of murder, attempted second-degree robbery and street terrorism.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Detective John Gaffney at 909-387-3589.

A Rialto real estate agent and his girlfriend have been charged with conspiracy to defraud at least 23 people in the Inland Empire.

Cesar Cruz, 35, works as a mortgage broker and real estate agent and was allegedly soliciting personal information from potential clients he called for home loan modifications. He would then change the victim’s address with the U.S. Postal Service and have it forwarded to one of three vacant homes in Rialto, sheriff’s officials said.

Once Cruz collected the mail, he would apply for credit cards using the victim’s information.

An identity-theft investigation was launched in September after a victim reported that their mail was being forwarded to a house in the 5800 block of Olive Avenue without their permission.

A search warrant was served there in mid-November and investigators said they found bank statements, credit cards and bank checks belonging to 23 victims.

Warrants were issued for Cruz and his girlfriend, 29-year-old Jeannette Torres. They were arrested Dec. 23 and booked at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. Both have posted bail and have been released.

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call Detective Rielly Clancy at 909-356-6767.

A drug raid in Loma Linda this week led to the arrests of seven people who were found to be selling drugs and living in a series of backyard sheds with small children, sheriff’s officials said.

Investigators received a tip that drugs were being sold at a home in the 10600 block of Coloma Street and served a search warrant there on Tuesday. More than 20 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was found inside, officials said.

Sheds at the rear of the property where 11 adults and three children lived were deemed “dangerous to life and uninhabitable.”

The property owner was cited for code violations and three girls – two 5-year-olds and a 15-year-old – were turned over to the Department of Children’s Social Services.

Redlands police are warning residents about a rash of residential and vehicle burglaries that have been occurring since early December, mostly in neighborhoods on the south and east ends of the city.

Residents are reminded to always lock their doors, never leave valuables in their vehicles and watch for suspicious people.

Suspicious activity should be immediately reported to the Redlands Police Dispatch Center at 909-798-7681. Anyone with information on the burglaries is asked to call the Investigations bureau at 909-798-7659.